Charles R. Gallagher

Charles R. Gallagher, S.J. is a Professor in the History Department at Boston College, where he has taught since 2010 after serving as a visiting fellow at the Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations and previously teaching at the College of the Holy Cross (2004-2006).

His academic credentials include a B.D. from the University of London, M.A. from Binghamton University, S.T.B. from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, and Ph.D. from Marquette University.

Gallagher's research centers on American Catholic history, Vatican diplomacy, U.S. diplomatic history, 19th-20th century American social history, American religious history, and Holocaust studies. His work critically examines the Catholic Church's role in international relations, antisemitism, and political movements, particularly during the World Wars and Cold War. He explores intersections of religion, nationalism, and state power through meticulous archival analysis.

His publications from 2008-2021 reveal consistent thematic focus on papal diplomacy, American Catholic responses to extremism, and Holocaust-era politics. Key works like Vatican Secret Diplomacy (2008) and Nazis of Copley Square (2021) demonstrate his expertise in uncovering suppressed historical narratives through Vatican archives and intelligence records.

His major honors include:

• John Gilmary Shea Prize from the American Catholic Historical Association (2008)
• William J. Lowenberg Memorial Fellowship at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (2017)

Gallagher has secured significant research funding through fellowships like the Lowenberg award and editorial projects including the 2012 Brown University conference proceedings on Pius XI. His current book project on US counterintelligence and the American Catholic Church during WWII continues his investigation of Church-state intelligence relationships. No formal lab or team affiliations are documented in the source material.